Location
Temple 26 of Saigoku — mountain temple above Kasai in Hyōgo.
Steep approach temple on the western stretch of the Saigoku route.
Pilgrimage circuits that include this place.
Pure Land
Japan’s oldest major Buddhist circuit — 33 temples of Kannon across Kansai, older than the Shikoku henro.
East Asia
Pure Land
The full national Kannon pilgrimage — Saigoku 33 + Bandō 33 + Chichibu 34, traditionally completed as one lifelong vow.
East Asia
